Thursday, September 10, 2026 — Morning Edition

Indigenous, Garífuna, and peasant leaders protested at the National Agrarian Institute in Tegucigalpa, demanding a halt to forced evictions under the 2026 Agro-Industrial Law, an end to the criminalization of land-rights defenders, and the removal of the INA director.

Congress's administrative office shelved a citizen petition to impeach members of Congress, ruling that it fell short of the required minimum number of signatures.

Opposition leader Salvador Nasralla declared his candidacy for president of the Liberal Party's Central Executive Council, casting the race as a stepping stone toward a run for the presidency in 2030.

Also reported by: HCH, Once Noticias

President Nasry Asfura appealed to physicians not to suspend patient care amid protests over unpaid salaries, saying the government has paid more than 73% of agreed compensation as of July 31 and announcing 46 new specialist positions.

Ocotepeque farmers asked agricultural authorities to regulate potato and onion sales to curb illegal imports that undercut domestic prices; the Agriculture Ministry is drafting new rules and plans to provide fertilizer support.

Also reported by: HCH

ENEE's 400-megawatt diesel-lease contract, signed under former management, forces the state utility to buy fuel at over $100 per barrel, pushing generation costs above 45 cents per kilowatt-hour and triggering rolling blackouts that a partial rate freeze cannot offset.

Finance Minister Emilio Hernández Hércules and Central Bank President Roberto Lagos are heading to Washington to push forward Honduras's sixth IMF program review and pursue new Millennium Account funding, citing favorable macroeconomic indicators and reduced economic risk.

Also reported by: TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)

Business leaders in Atlántida are calling for urgent repairs to the CA-13 highway and other regional roads before the Morazán holiday week, arguing that poor infrastructure hurts the area's appeal to tourists and that a promised tourism-corridor project is needed to reverse decades of neglect.

Dr. Juan Carlos Argueta was removed Wednesday as director of San Pedro Sula's Mario Rivas Hospital, six months into his second stint in the role; staff cited internal conflicts over administrative decisions and staffing changes.

Honduras and the UN World Food Programme agreed to coordinate action against El Niño-driven drought in 103 municipalities under red alert, including cash transfers, expanded school meals for more than one million children, and direct support to smallholder farmers.

Carlos Mejía, a Honduran fashion designer known for his work on beauty pageants and television, died on September 8; no cause has been disclosed.

Jhon Jairo López, a Colombian coach who has led six previous clubs in Honduras's Liga Nacional, takes over Juticalpa FC, which currently sits second from bottom.

Honduras's football federation dismissed coach Orlando López weeks after the U-20 team failed to qualify for the World Cup and the Los Angeles Olympics, as the federation moves toward a unified coaching philosophy across all national-team levels.

Videos from the funeral of a drug lord killed by the Army alongside his wife showed armed attendees firing weapons; the president posted on social media identifying those in the footage as criminals seeking to intimidate the public.

Honduras recorded at least 193 femicides in the first nine months of 2026, a crisis that women's rights defender Honorina Rodríguez blames partly on inadequate police investigative capacity, calling for stronger institutional funding to prevent and prosecute gender violence.

Marcos Tulio Mejía Urrutia, 28, was arrested in Atima on a warrant issued September 3 for the murder of Yester Melgar Vega.

Suspected gang members sent a package containing a mobile phone and live ammunition to taxi drivers at a stand in Barrio El Bosque, Tegucigalpa, demanding an extortion payment and prompting drivers to suspend service.